ITEC 325

Fall 2012

Group Project
For this group project you are required to work in groups of 3-4 people to set up a
working server that will contain several applications. You should use VirtualBox or
VMWare Player to host either a Linux or Windows server. These are the requirements
for the server:
For a Linux Server:
Remove any unnecessary applications
Set up a print server (CUPS), allow clients to connect, print to PDF
Create a script that backs up the printed documents every 6 hours
Set up Apache HTTP server, with PHP and MySQL. Run Joomla on top of these
technologies
o Do not use an all-in-one solution such as LAMP
Create a script that backs up the MySQL database every 3 hours
Set up file sharing through SAMBA
Create a script that backs up shared files and directories every 6 hours
Set up an FTP server
Create a script that backs up shared files and directories every 12 hours
Set up a remote SSH server with OpenSSH
Create a script that automates the setup of a user
For a Windows Server:

Install and configure either Windows Server 2003 or 2007

o Configure DNS
o Configure DHCP
Install and configure Active Directory and add a few user accounts
Install and configure Exchange Server and FTP

Turn-in
Virtual machine on some type of medium (DVD/Flash drive/External drive)
Write-up with the following information and be prepared to give a group presentation to
the class.

For Linux:
What programs were removed, why, and how you removed them
Detailed description of the process of setting up and running each server (explain
also the default configurations, if the system will work as-is)
Report and describe each script in detail
Report and describe any system you set up in detail
List and describe any accounts, report the passwords for each account
Describe how to access any of your servers
Discussion of which group member worked on which part
For Windows:
Describe the Windows Server installation and the steps to setup DNS, DHCP,
and FTP server packages
Describe the Active Directory installation and configuration and show how to add
different types of accounts
Describe the installation and configuration for Exchange Server with user
account creation.